County government · Northumberland County, PA

Northumberland County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Northumberland County took in $72.5 million and spent $67.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes33%Fees for services8.3%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

51%

of Northumberland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$23.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$122 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$2.5 million

State tax money51%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
51%$36.9 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Social services34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Health and hospitals15%Running the government and other costs14%Environment and natural resources2.8%Roads, transit and parking1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Northumberland County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$22.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$22.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.9 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
15%$10.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northumberland County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Northumberland County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.